Play Ukulele Now

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Created by: Dan "Cool Hand Uke" Scanlan

Learn to play ukulele, make your own music in your own way on the ukulele and have fun doing it.

What you'll learn

Explore the ukulele and learn to play it

Identify and clarify the musical options afforded by the ukulele

Provide not just the basic techniques, but challenge students to develop their own styles

Provide encouragement throughout the entire learning process

Relish the history, lore and future impact of the ukulele, the music it makes and players who perform it

Keep it fun

Requirements

Software to read PDF files, view video and hear audio

Ukulele, tuned GCEA

Electronic tuner, pitchfork, piano or a good ear for pitch recommended

Penchant for fun

Description

The diminutive ukulele, born of a marriage in Hawaii in 1879, is currently in its third wave of worldwide popularity. It's a chag, friendly instrument and ultimately easy to play. But there are treasures hidden in its depths.

If you want to learn how to play ukulele, in this course an aficionado of the ukulele for 50 years and teacher of it for 20, will hold your hand as you learn to play ukulele, learn its parts, its lore, its tuning, and show you how to steer it into the world of harmony, melody, rhythm and song.

Written lectures are often backed up with video presentations. And the instructor is available via email. This course is appropriate for absolute bners trying to learn how to play ukulele, guitar players who wish to migrate to the ukulele, and accomplished ukulele players looking for new challenges.

Who this course is for:

Absolute bners

Advanced bners

Advanced players

Students of culture and music of all kinds

All ages: children to retirees

Anyone who wants to learn music